Fernando Alonso joined Lewis Hamilton in heavily criticising the Monaco Grand Prix, calling it “probably the most boring race ever in Formula 1”.
The Spaniard looked on course for a sixth consecutive points finish of the season after running in P7 for much of the race.
But a gearbox problem made Alonso the first DNF victim of a rather uneventful afternoon in Monte Carlo.
“Extremely boring. I mean, this is probably the most boring race ever,” Alonso said in the Monaco paddock.
“Without a safety car, without yellow flags, I think the sport needs to think a little bit about the show because this is very disappointing.